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We Make o Difference INTERNATIONAL May 24, 2018 City of Santa Ana Attn.: Monica Suter Public Works Agency 20 Civic Center Plaza; 3rd Floor Reception, Ross Annex Santa Ana, CA 92701 Subject: Proposal for Civic Center Starmwater Lift Station Renovation Design Services RFP No. 18-041 Dear Ms. Suter and Selection Committee: Michael Baker International, Inc. (Michael Baker) appreciates the opportunity to be of continued service to the City of Santa Ana (City) through this engineering services contract. The City is seeking a consultant that has the right combination of relevant experience and expertise to design needed improvements for the Civic Center Stormwater Irft Station Renovation Project. We have brought together an exceptionally qualified team ready to deliver quality services, including key professionals from within our firm who worked on the City's Stormwater Pumping Stations Preliminary Study in 2016. Our team is available to start work Immediately and can efficiently produce the final design package in an expedited schedule. As partners in your mission to upgrade these critical facilities, we offer the City the following benefits: ✓ Highly Experienced Project Manager with Expertise to Deliver a Ouality Project. Our team will be led by Safe Kamangar, PE, PMP, CCM, QSD, who has 20 years of experience in the planning and design of water Infrastructure. Safa is uniquely qualified to manage this project and has successfully delivered design for rehabilitation, upgrade and/or replacement of multiple pumping and lift station projects. He has also served as Construction Manager on a number of pump station projects, giving him an advanced understanding of a project from the planning and design phases through construction completion. ✓ Team with In -Depth Knowledge and Background with the Civic Center Stormwater Lift Stations Streamlines Design. Our team includes Electrical Engineer, Marek Przywara, PE; and Structural Engineer, Sal Sheikh, PE, who both worked on the Preliminary Study for the stormwater lift stations. In addition, they bring 34 years of electrical engineering and 44 years of structural engineering experience to this project. Our OC Manager, Mujahid Chandoo, PE, performed hydrology and hydraulic analysis of the Civic Center as part of the detailed Storm Drain Master Plan provided to the City in 2016. The data gathered during the master plan will be reviewed to verify the conclusion of the preliminary study that the pumps are correctly sized. This detailed information will provide added value to prevent future flooding, and may provide an opportunity to reduce the pump size, thus reducing capital, operation, and maintenance costs for the City. ✓ Integrated In -House Team Members Translate to Quick and Efficient Coordination and Communication. Project Engineer, Charles Falzone, PE, has seven years of experience in water resources engineering and will directly support our Project Manager in the design and MBA KERINTL.COM 5 Hutton Centre Drive. SuiteSoo I Santa Ana. CA 92707 Office. 949.47Z3505 I Fax 9494728373 25B-19